5 Things Everyone Gets Wrong About Cleopatra

Plus, the Egyptian pyramids, King Tut and an ancient Egyptian pregnancy test. 

Happy Thursday From building the Egyptian pyramids to developing pregnancy tests, the ancient Egyptians accomplished some truly remarkable things. Read on to learn about Cleopatra, a lost civilization in the Grand Canyon and more about ancient Egypt. Lost Civilization in Grand Canyon Was, Wait, Egyptian? By Diana Brown Could there actually have been an entire civilization of Egyptians living in the Grand Canyon? If so, how did they get there? Read more >> 5 Things Everyone Gets Wrong About Cleopatra For being one of the most famous women in history, the real Cleopatra is shrouded in mystery. Read more >> Egyptian Pyramids Built with Ramps, Not Alien Technology How did heavy rock slabs get placed — higher and higher — to construct the iconic shape? Read more >> Ancient Egyptian Pregnancy Test Survived Millennia Because It Worked   You've got to hand it to them: The ancient Egyptians found a pretty accurate way to test for pregnancy. Read more >> 10 Amazing Ancient Egyptian Inventions Sure, the Great Pyramid is magnificent, but ancient Egyptians can take credit for a whole lot more than that. Read more >> How King Tut Became a Pharaonic Rock Star Only After Death King Tut, crowned at the age of 9, didn't make much an impression in his time on Earth. So, what made him so famous after his death? Read more >> Deciphering the History, Symbols and Sounds of Egyptian Hieroglyphics   About 25 symbols in the Egyptian hieroglyphic "alphabet" denote specific sounds. But very few words were written purely alphabetically. Read more >> Riddle of the Day! I have keys but no locks. I have space but no room. You can enter but you can't go outside. What am I? Check Your Answer Copyright © 2021 HowStuffWorks, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in at our website howstuffworks.com Our mailing address is: HowStuffWorks 1501 Main St Suite 101 Venice, CA 90291 Want to change how you receive these promotional emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list

What Exactly Are the Jaws of Life?

Plus, a most unusual Victorian woman and the baddest marshal in the West.

Happy Tuesday When Marie Curie and her husband Pierre won the Nobel Prize for physics in 1903, their older daughter Irène was just 6 years old. Marie won a second Nobel in chemistry in 1911 — the first person ever to receive the prize twice — and Irène and her husband, Frédéric Joliot, would take home their own Nobel in chemistry in 1936. Learn more about the winningest Nobel Prize family in history.     Gertrude Bell Was Victorian England's 'Female Lawrence of Arabia' Gertrude Bell, world traveler, skilled mountaineer and noted archaeologist, was not your average Victorian woman. She also was a controversial figure who had a lasting impact on the Middle East. Read more >> How Tetris Went From Soviet Mind Game to Smash Hit As its creator said, "Tetris is a really good game. One of the best. That's not very modest of me. But that's the fact." Read more >> How the Jaws of Life Work When Tiger Woods was in a car accident last week, these were the tools initially said to have rescued him. Read more >> Bass Reeves: Baddest Marshal in the Old West Did we mention that Reeves arrested more than 3,000 individuals and survived countless skirmishes with armed outlaws? Read more >> Pancake Ice: The Ice Formation That's Not About Breakfast These floating polygons are also said to resemble deep dish pizzas. Read more >> Attack of the "Mystery Science Theater 3000" Quiz What do you get when you make an astronaut and his robot pals watch some of the worst movies ever made? Comedy gold, that's what. Take the quiz >> Q: Are you a coffee lover or tea drinker?   Let us know if you prefer coffee or tea by clicking on one of the buttons below. Keep an eye out for the results.   Coffee Tea Copyright © 2021 HowStuffWorks, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in at our website howstuffworks.com Our mailing address is: HowStuffWorks 1501 Main St Suite 101 Venice, CA 90291 Want to change how you receive these promotional emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list